Women with HIV: gender violence and suicidal
					ideation

Ceccon, Roger Flores; Meneghel, Stela Nazareth; Hirakata, Vania Naomi

doi:10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005228

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Original Articles • Rev. Saúde Pública 48 (5) • Oct 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005228 copy

Women with HIV: gender violence and suicidal ideation

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the relationship between gender violence and suicidal ideation in women with HIV.

METHODS

A cross-sectional study with 161 users of specialized HIV/AIDS care services. The study investigated the presence of gender violence through the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Violence against Women instrument, and suicidal ideation through the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed with the SPSS software, using the Chi-square test and Poisson multiple regression model.

RESULTS

Eighty-two women with HIV reported suicidal ideation (50.0%), 78 (95.0%) of who had suffered gender violence. Age at first sexual intercourse < 15 years old, high number of children, poverty, living with HIV for long, and presence of violence were statistically associated with suicidal ideation. Women who suffered gender violence showed 5.7 times more risk of manifesting suicidal ideation.

CONCLUSIONS

Women with HIV showed a high prevalence to gender violence and suicidal ideation. Understanding the relationship between these two grievances may contribute to the comprehensive care of these women and implementation of actions to prevent violence and suicide.

Violence Against Women; Suicidal Ideation; Battered Women; HIV Infections, psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies

Variable/Suicidal ideation	Yes (N = 82)		No (N = 79)		p
Variable/Suicidal ideation	n	%	n	%	p
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age (years)					0.195
< 20	3	4.8	59	95.2
20 to 39	40	68.9	18	31.1
40 to 70	39	95.1	2	4.9
Marital status					0.376
Married	13	54.2	11	45.8
Single	31	55.3	25	44.7
Other	38	46.9	43	53.1
Ethnicity					0.766
White	44	53.6	38	46.4
Black	38	48.1	41	51.9
Years of study					0.735
None	10	43.5	13	56.5
1 to 8	59	51.8	55	48.2
9 to 11	13	54.2	11	45.8
Religion					0.525
Catholic	50	48.5	53	51.5
Evangelical	14	50.0	14	50.0
Other	18	60.0	12	40.0
Income (times the minimum wage)					0.003
≤ 2	75	54.7	62	45.3
> 2	7	29.2	17	70.8
Children					< 0.001
≤ 3	65	45.8	77	54.2
> 3	17	73.9	6	26.1
Sexual and reproductive characteristics
Age at first sexual intercourse (years)					< 0.001
≤ 15	58	71.6	23	28.4
> 15	24	30.0	56	70.0
Partner with HIV					0.992
Yes	29	50.9	28	49.1
No	53	51.0	51	49.0
Use of condom					0.455
Yes	38	54.3	32	45.7
No	44	48.4	47	51.6
Child with HIV					0.226
Yes	2	28.6	5	71.4
No	80	51.9	74	48.1
Clinical characteristics
Time with HIV (years)					< 0.001
≤ 5	19	25.7	55	74.3
> 5	63	72.1	24	27.9
Antiretroviral treatment					0.742
Yes	57	51.8	53	48.2
No	25	49.0	26	51.0
Opportunistic disease					0.998
Yes	27	50.9	26	49.1
No	55	50.9	53	49.1
Violence					< 0.001
Yes	78	66.7	39	33.3
No	4	9.1	40	90.9

Variable	RP_adjusted	95%CI	p
Time with HIV (years)			0.018
≤ 5	1	–
> 5	2.66	1.10;2.74
Age at first sexual intercourse (years)			0.044
≤ 15	1	–
> 15	2.53	1.52;2.94
Children			0.012
≤ 3	1	–
> 3	2.16	1.14;2.75
Income (times the minimum wage)			0.286
> 2	1	–
≤ 2	1.20	0.74;1.31
Violence			< 0.001
No	1	–
Yes	5.70	1.83;17.67

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[1] Correspondence
: Roger Flores Ceccon. Rua São Francisco, 280 apto. 103 Santana. 90620-070 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. E-mail: roger.ceccon@hotmail.com